Self-Service Checkouts...

I've been working on them in my store for the past week, and I'd like to say this to everyone who bitches about using them to buy their diapers.

Yes there are still staff around, but I'd like to assure you, here and now, that they will be absolutely f**king knackered, run off their feet with a million things to do at the same time and most probably under pressure from their managers.

The very last thing on their mind is exactly what you're putting through. So don't worry. Pick a busy time to do it and you're laughing!

I went through one of those things a week or so ago for the first time.

More than a way to make checkout faster, I think of it like a play area to make customers play cashiers. It takes longer than the "normal" checkout, requires anyway the help of "real" cashiers, but can be a funny experience provided you're in a playful mood.